Human Rights Watch
Prosecutions for Unlawful Conduct. Section 101 of the bill changes the standard for prosecuting 18 USC 242 cases a statute that enables federal prosecutors to criminally charge law enforcement officers with violating people’s civil rights from “willfully” to “knowingly or recklessly.” This change aims to remove an intent requirement that some prosecutors claim has made it difficult to bring Section 242 cases.[9] This may increase the number of Section 242 cases brought at the federal level, which currently is extremely low compared to the number of complaints received,[10] if prosecutors are willing to bring cases. However, some scholars argue that federal prosecutors already have the tools to bring more cases against police officers for unlawful conduct but have failed to do so.[11] Human Rights Watch recommends enacting this change but believes that without changes in prosecutorial decision-making, it is likely to have limited impact.
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris wears a protective mask while arriving to the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 11, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images/TNS)
What it will mean to have Californian Kamala Harris in the room at the White House
She’s the first woman, Black and South Asian to hold the office.
She’s also a native of Oakland, part of the liberal heart of a liberal state that has led the Democratic Party on issues like immigration and criminal justice.
Combine all that with President Donald Trump’s warning that the country may ultimately see a “female socialist president,” and her ascension to the vice presidency Wednesday makes conservatives nervous.
Congresswoman Karen Bass and Dr. Everett Ward
BALTIMORE, MD Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. General President Dr. Everett B. Ward is urging the U.S. Senate to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 (H.R. 7120) after the officer-involved shooting deaths in Columbus, Ohio, of Casey Goodson, Jr., and Andre Maurice Hill.
 There is no holiday season for the assault and murder of African American men by police officersâ said Dr. Everett B. Ward. âThe freelance authority to assault and murder African American men must end.â
The call for an investigation into Officer Adam Coy comes after he fatally shot Hill early last Tuesday morning during a non-emergency call. Video released by the City of Columbus shows that Coy turned on his body camera only after the shots were fired. The body camera video shows at least six minutes passed before any aid was rendered to Hill who was unarmed.